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' M 3A17 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 




COPVRIGHT, 
1892, 

By JAMES POTT & CO. 



^ The laws respecti7tg Matrimony, whether by 
publishing the Basins in churches, or by 
License, being different in the several States, 
every Minister is left to the direction of those 
laws, in everything that regards the civil 
contract betiveen the parties, 

^ Aitd zvhen the Ba7ins are published, it shall 
be i7i the following form : I publish the 

Banns of Marriage between M. of , and 

N. of . If any of you know cause, or 

just impediment, why these two persons 
should not be joined together in holy Mat- 
rimony, ye are to declare it. This is the 
first \seco7zd ox third'\ time of asking. 



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fotiti of 

Solemnisation of jHatnmonv. 



^At the day and time appointed for Solemnization of Mat- 
rimony, the Persons to be married shall come into the body 
of the Chi0'ch, or shall be ready in siwie proper house, with 
their friends a?id neighbotirs ; and there sta7iding together, 
the Man on the right ha^id, and the Woman 07i the left, the 
Minister shall say, 

DEARLY beloved, we are gath- 
I ered together here in the sight 
of God, and in the face of this 
company, to join together this Man and 
this Woman in holy Matrimony; which is 
commended of Saint Paul to be honour- 
able among all men : and therefore is not 
by any to be entered into unadvisedly or 



8 .^oiemm3ati0n of IBatnmoti)?, 

lightly ; but reverently, discreetly, ad- 
visedly, soberly, and in the fear of God. 
Into this holy estate these two persons 
present come now to be joined. If any 
man can show just cause, why they may 
not lawfully be joined together, let him 
now speak, or else hereafter forever hold 
his peace. 

^ And also speaking tmto the Persons ivho are to be married, 
he shall say, 

I REQUIRE and charge you both, as 
ye will answer at the dreadful day of 
judgment, when the secrets of all hearts 
shall be disclosed, that if either of you 
know any impediment, why ye may not 
be lawfully joined together in Matri- 
mony, ye do now confess it. For be ye 
well assured, that if any persons are 
joined together otherwise than as God's 
Word doth allow, their marriage is not 
lawful. 



.^olemnisatioit of H^atrimoti)?* 9 

^ The Minister, if he shall have reason to doubt of the lawful- 
ness of the proposed Marriage, may demand sufficient surety 
for his indemnif cation : but if no impediment shall be al- 
leged, or suspected, the Minister shall say to the Man, 

\ /j WILT thou have this Woman to 
^* thy wedded wife, to live together 
after God's ordinance in the holy estate 
of Matrimony ? Wih thou love her, 
comfort her, honour, and keep her in 
sickness and in health ; and, forsaking 
all others, keep thee only unto her, so 
long as ye both shall live ? 

^ The Man shall answer, 

I will. 

^ Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman, 

'M' WILT thou have this Man to thy 
^ ^ • wedded husband, to live together 
after God's ordinance in the holy estate 
of Matrimony ? Wilt thou obey him, 



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and serve him, love, honour, and keep 
him in sickness and in health ; and, for- 
saking all others, keep thee only unto 
him, so long as ye both shall live ? 

5[ The Woman shall answer, 

I will. 

^ Then shall the Minister say. 

Who giveth this Woman to be married 
to this Man ? 

Then shall they give their troth to each other in this man- 
gier. The Minister, receiving the Woman at her father'' s or 
friend^ s hands, shall cause the Man with his right hand to 
take the Woman by the right hand, and to say after him as 
follow eth. 

IM, take thee JV. to my wedded wife, 
to have and to hold from this day for- 
ward, for better for worse, for richer for 
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love 
and to cherish, till death us do part, ac- 
cording to God's holy ordinance ; and 
thereto I plight thee my troth. 



.^olcmmsation of .ilV^atrimonia. ii 

H Then shall they loose their hands ; and the I Toman with 
her right hand taking the lilaji by his right hand, shall 
likewise say after the Minister: 



IN. take thee M, to my wedded hus- 
band, to have and to hold from this 
day forward, for better for worse, for 
richer for poorer, in sickness and in 
health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till 
death us do part, according to God's 
holy ordinance ; and thereto I give thee 
my troth. 

5f Then shall they again loose their hands ; and the Man 
shall give unto the lVo77ian a Ring. And the Minister 
taking the Ring shall deliver it tinto the Man, to put it 7t_pon 
the fourth finger of the Woman'' s left hand. And the Man 
holding the Ring there, and taught by the Minister, shall 
say, 

WITH this Ring I thee wed, and 
with all my worldly goods I thee 
endow ; In the Name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 



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.Solemnisation of ^^atrimonp. 



^ TAm the ma7i, leaving the Ring upon the foiD-th finger of 
the lVo7nans left hand, the Minister shall say. 

Let us pray. 

OUR F'ather, who art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy Name. Thy 
kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us 
our trespasses, As we forgive those who 
trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from 
evil. Amen. 

C ETERNAL God, Creator and 
Preserver of all mankind, Giver of 
piritual grace, the Author of ever- 
lasting life ; Send thy blessing upon 
these thy servants, this man and this 
woman, whom we bless in thy Name ; 
that, as Isaac and Rebecca lived faith- 
fully together, so these persons may 
surely perform and keep the vow and 



j§)Olemni3ation of IBatnmon)?. 13 

covenant betwixt them made, (whereof 
this Ring given and received is a to- 
ken and pledge,) and may ever remain 
in perfect love and peace together, and 
live according to thy laws ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



^ Then shall the Mi7iister join their right hands together^ and 



Those whom God hath joined together 
let no man put asunder. 

^ Then shall the Minister speak unto the company : 

FORASMUCH as and have 
consented together in holy wed- 
lock, and have witnessed the same before 
God and this company, and thereto have 
given and pledged their troth, each to 
the other, and have declared the same 
by giving and receiving a Ring, and by 
joining hands; I pronounce that they 
are Man and Wife. In the Name of 



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14 .^oUmm5ation of H^atnmonia. 

the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 



51 And the Minister shall add this Blessing: 

GOD the Father, God the Son, God 
the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, 
and keep you ; the Lord mercifully with 
his favour look upon you, and fill you 
with all spiritual benediction and grace ; 
that ye may so live together in this life, 
that in the world to come ye may have 
life everlasting. Amen. 




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BLESSED are all they that fear 
the Lord, and walk in his 
ways. 

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of 
thine hands : O well is thee, and happy 
shalt thou be ! 

3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful 
vine upon the walls of thine house. 

4 Thy children like the olive-branches 
round about thy table. 

5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed 
that feareth the Lord. 

6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so 



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bless thee, that thou shalt see Jerusa- 
lem in prosperity all thy life long. 

7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy chil- 
dren's children, and peace upon Israel 

The Collect. 

ALMIGHTY and merciful God, who 
L didst create our first parents and 
unite them in holy wedlock ; Pour, we 
beseech Thee, upon all those so joined 
together in Thy Name, the riches of 
Thy grace, that they may please Thee 
both in body and soul, and live together 
in holy love unto their lives' end ; 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

The Epistle. Eph. v. 22. 

WIVES, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, as unto the 
Lord. For the husband is the head of 
the wife, even as Christ is the head of 
the church : and he is the saviour of the 

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K^ol)? .ilVlatrimon)?. 19 

body. Therefore as the church is sub- 
ject unto Christ, so the wives de 
to their own husbands in every thing. 
Husbands, love your wives, even as 
Christ also loved the church, and gave 
himself for it; That he might sanctify 
and cleanse it with the washing of water 
by the word, That he might present it 
to himself a glorious church, not having 
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing ; but 
that it should be holy and without blem- 
ish. So ought men to love their wives 
as their own bodies. He that loveth his 
wife loveth himself For no man ever 
yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth 
and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the 
church : For we are members of his 
body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 
For this cause shall a man leave his 
father and mother, and shall be joined 
unto his wife, and they two shall be one 
flesh. This is a great mystery : but I 



speak concerning Christ and the church. 
Nevertheless let every one of you in 
particular so love his wife even as him- 
self; and the wife see that she reverence 
her husband. 

The Gospel. St. John ii. i. 



/k marriage in Cana of Galilee; and 
the mother of Jesus was there: And 
both Jesus was called, and his disci- 
ples, to the marriage. And when they 
wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith 
unto him, They have no wine. Jesus 
saith unto her. Woman, what have I to 
do with thee ? mine hour is not yet 
come. His mother saith unto the ser- 
vants. Whatsoever he saith unto you, do 
it. And there were set there six water- 
pots of stone, after the manner of the 
purifying of the Jews, containing two or 
three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto 




the third day there was a 



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^^oli? IBatrimoii)?. 21 

them, Fill the waterpots with water. 
And they filled them up to the brim. 
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, 
and bear unto the governor of the feast. 
And they bare ^V. When the ruler of 
the feast had tasted the water that was 
made wine, and knew not whence it 
was: (but the servants which drew the 
water knew ;) the governor of the feast 
called the bridegroom, and saith unto 
him, Every man at the beginning doth 
set forth good wine ; and when men 
have well drunk, then that which is 
worse : dui thou hast kept the good 
wine until now. This beginning of mi- 
racles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and 
manifested forth his glory ; and his dis- 
ciples believed on him. 



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]go()a .ilUatrimon)?. 



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HYMN. 



" A triple cord is not quickly broken." 



. That earliest Wedding- Day, 
That primal Marriage blessing, 
It hath not pass'd away. 

Still in the pure espousal 
Of Christian man and maid, 

The Holy Three are with us, 
The threefold Grace is said. 

Be present, awful Father, 
To give away this Bride, 

As Eve thou gavest to Adam, 
Out of his own pierced side. 

Be present. Son of Mary, 
To join their loving hands, 

As thou didst bind two natures 
In thine eternal bands ! 




breath'd o'er Eden, 



i^oip IBatrimonp. 



Be present, Holiest Spirit, 
To bless them as they kneel 

As Thou, for Christ the Bridegroom, 
The Heavenly Spouse dost seal. 

O spread thy pure wing o'er them. 
Let no ill power find place 

When onward to Thine Altar 
Their hallowed path they trace. 

To cast their crowns before Thee 

In perfect sacrifice, 
Till to the Home of gladness 

With Christ's own Bride they rise. 

Amen. 



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